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Carraro Wins 22 of 23 Faceoff in Denver Win Over Hobart

from press release

DENVER - University of Denver junior midfielder
and face-off specialist Chase Carraro(Louisville, Ky.) led the way
with a 22-of-23 face-off performance to help the 10th-ranked
Pioneers to a 15-8 victory over Hobart College on Saturday in front
of a sold out, standing room only crowd of 2,131 at Peter Barton
Lacrosse Stadium.

"We knew it was going to be a tough game with Hobart because
they have a very unique offense and we saw it in the first half,"
said head coach Bill Tierney. "They have a couple of really good
players that kind of confused us. We probably over coached them and
when we finally settled down on defense we settled down our
offense. Us winning 24-of-25 face-offs is unheard of and I'm proud
of our face-off group's effort. Overall a good solid win."

The Pioneers (6-3, 2-1 ECAC) got four goals and an assist from
senior attackman Mark Matthews (Oshawa, Ontario), who posted his
25th career-hat trick. Also contributing for Denver was freshman
Wes Berg (Coquitlam, British Columbia) as he finished with three
goals and an assist, while sophomore midfielder Jeremy Noble
(Orangeville, Ontario) finished with two goals and an assist.

Also chipping in was freshman attackman Eric Adamson (Anaheim
Hills, Calif.) with two goals, while Carraro senior Alex Demopoulos
(Canton, Conn.), sophomore Harrison Archer (Washington, D.C.) and
senior Henry Miketa (Fort Collins, Colo.) all added a goal each.
Denver remained perfect at home this season, and extended its home
winning streak to nine games.

Junior attackman Eric Law (Centennial, Colo.) recorded a
game-high three assists, while Demopoulos tallied two. Archer also
finished the day with one assist.

Denver held a 4-3 lead after the first quarter, and extended the
margin to 6-3 after goals by Berg and Matthews at the 14:38 and
13:57 marks, respectively. The Statesmen, who won one face-off the
entire game, rallied to score three straight, including Sam
Miller's goal with 3:34 left before the half to tie the score at
6-6.

The Pioneers followed that by scoring three straight of their
own, with the first coming on an unassisted goal from Noble less
than a minute after Hobart's equalizer. After winning 14-of-15
face-offs and outshooting the Statesmen 33-11, Denver took a 9-6
lead into the intermission.

Denver dominated the third quarter, scoring five goals,
including one on a man-up opportunity. Despite going nearly eight
scoreless minutes, the Pioneers drew first blood in the second half
as Law found Adamson for his fourth goal of the season, extending
the Pioneers' lead to 10-6 with 7:56 remaining in the third
quarter.

Just over a minute later, Law recorded his third and final
assist of the day as he found Berg for a man-up goal with 6:59
left. DU went on to score three more goals, including two in the
final 2:22 of the third quarter, while allowing Hobart a total of
two goals the entire second half.

The Pioneers continue their home stand by welcoming Bellarmine
to Peter Barton Stadium on Friday, April 6 at 7 p.m. MT. The game
will be broadcast live on Pioneer Vision, while a live blog through
CoverItLive and Live Stats will also be available via
DenverPioneers.com

PIONEER NOTES

- With their 60 total shots, DU set a new Division I program
record for most shots in a game, breaking the previous mark of 57
recorded against Ohio State in 2008.

- Denver's 24-of-25 effort in the face-off game came within two
of the previous DU Division I record.

- With his four-goal performance, Matthews now has posted a goal
in 38 straight games, ranking him second in the nation. He has
tallied 102 goals during the streak. Matthews has also tallied a
point in 38 straight games, ranking him tied for sixth with 147
points during the streak. He has also scored 133 career goals,
ranking him second in the nation among active goal scorers.

- With his two-assist, single-goal performance, Demopoulos
extended his point-scoring streak to 44 straight games, ranking him
second in the nation. Demopoulos has scored 76 goals and recorded
68 assists during the streak.